Block laying Paper 2 May/June 2015

Question 5

(a)        List four materials used in making kerbs.
(b)        State three factors that may affect the cost of a building project.
(c)        List five manufacturing industries related to building construction practice.

 

Observation

Most candidates were able to:

  • List four materials used in making kerbs;

 

  • list five manufacturing industries related to building construction practice.

 
However, few of them failed to state three factors that may affect the cost of a building project.

The expected response to question 5 is as given below:

5(a)       Any four materials used in making kerbs

  • stabilized clay bricks;
  • stone;
  • concrete;
  • granite;
  • sand;
  • quarry dust;
  • asphalt-cement bricks;
  • cement;
  • water;
  • gravel;
  • sandstone
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    (b)        Any three factors that affect the cost of building project

  • the size of the project;
  • the duration of the project;
  • inflation;
  • government policy;
  • availability of materials;
  • availability of labour;
  • location of the project;
  • unforeseen circumstance. e. g. earthquake;
  • poor workmanship;
  • site pilfering/theft;
  • forces of demand and supply
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